Partner or perish: The burning need for community partnerships for wildfire mitigation
In the article “Partner or Perish: The Burning Need for Community Partnerships for Wildfire Mitigation,” published in T&D World, CRA’s Energy expert Matthew...
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Wildfire & Resilience
CRA provides a comprehensive suite of services to help utilities enhance resilience, reliability, and risk preparedness in the face of an increasingly volatile operating environment. Our team collaborates closely with clients to design and implement programmatic strategies that strengthen system performance and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events—such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, heatwaves, cold snaps, ice storms, and high-winds.
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Through these services, CRA enables utilities to adapt to a changing climate, meet rising regulatory and stakeholder expectations, and ensure reliable services to the communities they serve.
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- 01Strategy development for western utility with electric and gas utility operationsFor a western utility with electric and gas utility operations dealing with the threat of wildfires and growing electricity rates, Jim McMahon and Arnie...View engagement
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2025 EBA Energy Forum
Andy Dressel is a speaker during the session titled “From Fault to Liability: What Energy Lawyers Need to Know About Catastrophic Wildfire Risk.” Attendees...
Burning Lessons: What Utility Wildfires Have Taught Us Webinar
Charles River Associates’ Utility Resilience experts Andrew Dressel and Matthew Moore delivered a fast-paced overview of several recent utility-caused...